Coconut Chickpea Stew + Why I am mad..{Meatless Monday}

I am extremely furious & feel stupid right now because I accidentally deleted all the pictures from Picassa Album which is linked to my blog.

Arghh…Arghhhhhhhhhh and just found out that I cannot retrieve them. I feel helpless and wish I could quickly undo it and everything will be okay. But I know that its not happening and all I can do is- learn from it, always back up my pictures, and read instructions carefully!

Few hours later & two cups of coffee, I feel much better.. Maybe it happened for a reason- an opportunity for me to redo the recipes and take better photographs or something. But for now I need to stop dwelling on it and hope that I will be able to upload them soon. But until then, please bear with it. Lets talk something happy..where there is food, friends and lot of relaxation! I had three day long vacation in Fort Collins, Colorado. First- it was not enough, it never is. Everything about Fort Collins was so laid back – the city, people, and the whole environment. I was dreading the cold weather little bit but it stayed pretty nice, no snow or anything. It was a extremely relaxing trip , lots of delicious food, healthy thanksgiving meal, and endless conversation with my friends. And I also fell in love with roasted Brussels sprouts.

but for now vacation is over..

and I came home to a almost empty fridge/pantry..I did not have motivation to go grocery shopping and used whatever ingredients I had at home to make this stew. Its actually a prime example of sheer laziness turned deliciousness.

Its similar to chana masala (very classic Indian Chickpea curry) that I made before minus the coconut milk & leek. Coconut milk added a lot of creaminess and slight sweetness. Leek gave a lot of texture while the garam masala and chili balanced the sweetness from coconut milk. Its another one pot dish like the chipotle turkey chili.

Comments

@Dixya – this looks so good.. never had coconut curry with chickpeas. SO sorry about your pictures.. but it looks like all the pictures on your blog are still up and working. I’m sorry! I learned about backing up the hard way too.

Ahh that’s SO annoying about the pictures…I’m so sorry! I can only imagine your frustration but it’s’ nice to see that you are trying to somewhat see the silver lining (e.g. redo the recipes)! This recipe sounds delicious…I love chickpea stews, especially tagine over cous cous :)!